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Julia Warren Hoar, 88, wife of John Sherman Hoar, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Robert Mack Warren and Sarah Katherine Kelly Warren. Mrs. Hoar was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter, where she was a former member of the vestry, a former choir director, a former chairperson of the community relations committee, a former lay reader, a member of the prayer team and a Stephen minister. She provided music for many children's programs. Mrs. Hoar was a 1936 graduate of Winthrop College and received a master's degree in music education from the University of South Carolina. She taught for a number of years in Sumter School District 2. She was a music teacher in Sumter School District 17 as well as an elementary music supervisor. Mrs. Hoar was very active in various community activities and organizations. She helped establish the Sumter County Mental Health Association, where she was awarded a Mental Health Volunteer of the Year Award. She was a founding member of the Sumter Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers. She actively supported the Sumter Little Theatre, particularly in children's programs. She was a member of the Woman's Afternoon Music Club. Surviving are her husband of Sumter; two sons, Rob Crosby Hoar and wife Pam of Nashville, Tenn., and Stephen Warren Hoar of Raleigh, N.C.; one daughter, Nan Hoar Cannarella and husband Joe of Sumter; one sister, Ann (Billy) Connelly of Valdese, N.C.; three grandchildren, Lisa Cannarella Dubay, Anne Marie Cannarella Crowe and Matthew Crosby Hoar; and four great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. today at Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter with the Rev. Dr. John M. Barr officiating. The family will receive friends after the service in the Parish Life Center at the church and other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter, 213 Main St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to the Sumter County Mental Health Association, 215 N. Magnolia St., Sumter, SC 29150.
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